Junebugfairy

bare bone's coverage, which is mostly catastrophic care, i assume, is still better than nothing at all. it will protect a family from financial ruin. the health department, planned parenthood, and other lower cost health resources can be used by individuals with catastrophic coverage. i pay close to that for myself. i have asthma and i am bi polar. i bought my policy at age 18, though, so i was young and relatively healthy. paying 500$ for a family is not bad, considering what i pay for just myself.

25 dollars a month may mean they must give up their smoking habit, nail/hair appointments, and other luxuries, but imho that is well worth it. it is amazing what people who make 10$ an hour can afford, or refuse to afford.

i will tell you that i was not in a bsn program and my workload was similar. welcome to nursing school, it is an intense experience.

i am a huge fan of botox, and i love having an actual nurse inject me, not just some paid 'assistant'(which occurs in some offices) i am a huge fan of facial services, i would be such an easy sell. i think it would be possible to ethically and honestly sell botox injections.(without sounding like a pushy used car salesman)

retakes do not happen at most nursing schools in nc, so a retake is not something to be expected. i am sorry that she failed by a few points for the final grade, but truthfully it was not just 2 points. she had a lower average to begin with, it was the result of many lower test grades. if someone had a 94 average, failing the test with a 70 would still have them passing the class as a whole.

You can be a nurse ASSISTANT in the ER, often called ER tech's, but you cannot be a NURSE of any type without going to nursing school and passing the NCLEX.

at the young age of 25 i was diagnosed with hypertension. my mother, like myself, also was hypertensive in her mid 20's, but at that time they rarely treated young healthy adults for hypertension. my mother now has kidney damage, but i am determined not to end up with kidney damage. this is thanks to treatment for hypertension. when you look at me, you would never know that i have hypertension. i am 5'6, 125 lbs. i do 1 hour of cardio each day, as well as weights 4 times per week. looking at my body you would assume that i am 100% healthy, but my body holds a secret, for some reason i have high blood pressure. it's genetic, apparently. 25 and my bp was 160/120, not good. i do not eat lunch meats, salt my food, or eat salty foods. this is in part due to my diligence in not wanting to face hbp, not wanting to face kidney damage and reduced quality of life. i take dyazide. my bp is now 110/70. my risk for heart attack and stroke are reduced, and my risks for kidney damage as well. this "chemical" will save me from a lifetime of complications which hbp would create, had i not been treated. as nurses we should encourage an overall healthy lifestyle, while realizing that we do not 100% know why people like me have hbp... without knowing why certain people have hyperlipidemia even though they change their diet, exercise, etc. some things we just do not know. i am glad those "chemicals" exist.

^^ they say no question is a stupid question... are you a nurse? are you even in nursing school? if you are, then you should be well aware that using an ng tube is what can cause pain and suffering for a dying person, not removal. the dying process is not overly complicated, but you have to understand the progression of events to be facts. bowel function and motility essentially cease, hunger and the need for food is absent. the body is dying, and organ systems begin systematically shutting down. terri shiavo case made me immediately write a living will. i would not want to live like that just so my family can see me half grin at blinking lights from toys they shine in front of my face. i do not want a feeding tube, and that is my choice. i also do not want to be kept alive in a vegetative state-everyone around me knows of this. we are not terri's husband. i do know that my husband knows of my wishes, so it is not a stretch to assume he knew of her wishes, imho.

everyone, rn's-lpn's, and cna's, wipe butts, give baths, and get down and dirty. if i smell someone when i am auscultating their lung sounds or bowel sounds, i am not going to leave them in the mess. i am right there, i clean em up and get rolling. if they are larger, i call for 'back up'. i have been spit on, pooped on, peed on, coughed on, and punched. i have cleaned feces from orifices that really should not have them inside of them, yes, a lady parts. it is all nursing care. you are helping that person maintain their dignity, skin integrity, and self esteem..even if they cannot tell you so.

there is no special diet needed to lose weight, healthy lifestyle is needed. i am 124, but i used to be well over 200 lbs. i am on the elliptical 60 minutes a day, 7 days a week. i also count calories, gave up all processed foods, and ate healthfully. that is all you truly need to do, but you have to have the self control, discipline, and desire to make real changes.

i disagree with your statement. let's face it, people make poor decisions. the teen on the skateboard who decides to try and skate down a handrail, then dislocates his shoulder and breaks his femur. his poor choice caused this, but i do not feel in any way that he "got what was coming to him". i feel same way regarding std's, unplanned pregnancy, mountain climbers who need rescuing, and anyone else who requires medical care-even if from their own actions. it's not my place to make a judgment call that they "got what was coming". you have to sometimes check your 'coat' of feelings regarding the ignorance of some people, and go in and do your best.

i also felt some sense of comfort in knowing the old tale "pneumonia is the old man's friend.." it made me think that there were other really terrible ways to die, and his was as peaceful as possible.

the cough became pneumonia - because the family decided her quality of life was bad and refused to allow her any antibiotics. they decided to put her on hospice. my own father was placed on comfort care only, no abx. he had 6 strokes, and while he was pleasantly confused at times, and i hated the thought of his death, i knew that was not what he ever wanted for himself. he made us promise that we would not hook him up to iv's, tubes, and give him drugs which would only bring him back for another short time until another "thing" happened. we honored his wishes, as painful as it was to know he would die. i am glad, however, that he did not die from falling and breaking a hip, nor choke to death on food he could not tolerate. i am thankful that in the days leading up to his death he was comfortably cared for, even ate a meal when he got a sudden energy boost. ultimately, he died at 5:00am, in his sleep. i think his death was dignified, mainly because i know it is what he wanted-even though it was difficult for us. perhaps her family was aware of certain tx she did and did not want.

the only cma program, from my understanding, which allows you to sit for "national certification" is an associates degree program, basically a 2 year medical program. that is the way you call your self a "certified medical assistant", otherwise you are just a 'medical assistant'

an associates degree cma does not include cna work at all. it includes pharmacology(some), injections, ekg work, front office, etc. they are also able to take a national certification test. i am familair with the class you are referring to, and it is not one which qualifies for a national exam. hospitals themselves do not use cma's, but i have seen emt's in er', and cma's working in affiliated practices.

hospitals do not hire cma's, from everything i know and understand to be true. hospital systems hire cma's for their affiliated office practices, but not for the actual hospital itself. if the school is telling you that a hospital will hire you as a cma, run away fast. get your cna if you want to work in a hospital.

here in nc it is actually within an lpn's scope to start and d/c iv's, as well as give push meds, hang piggy backs, and i know i am forgetting something... i am sure it will come to me later. i know that in some states lpn/lvn scope is not the same as the scope here in nc.

medical assisting and nursing are very different. you have a very different understanding of the body/mind/health connection, medications, illnesses etc. the education is not the same at all, and your experiences will be very different. you can make your dream come true!

one thing that is interesting about care plans.. in school you write them down, they are methodical and purposeful, you have to really think about it. in the real world, you do the care plan in your head, it is all internal and you do not really realize you are doing it. it is almost instantaneous.

"do you cover questions in class (we walk in the first day of the new semester and have to sit for the exam.) are there review classes offered if you fail the first test?" we did not go over tests, nor were we given remedial information. we were told that this is adult learning, and that we needed to take responsibility for our education. this is what *my* program told me. we were also told that this is basic math..sounds like others were told this as well. we were required to have taken chemistry and college algebra prior to our nursing classes.

I am sorry to hear that your license is revoked. Is there any way for you to earn reinstatement?

Yes, it is true. I went into renal failure back in 2007. 290,000$ worth of medical bills, when all was said and done. My OOP max is 6500$ Everything was pre certified, I paid my ded and coinsurance. For 290k worth of services I paid 6500$. If I had waited until I was sick to buy coverage, I would have been screwed. Thankfully, I already had coverage in place. I was able to get the care I needed. If people purchased insurance before they need it, it will offer coverage when they do. I was 18 when I purchased my plan, my mother kicked me off of her plan to save money. I had these health problems at age 25, almost 26. That protection was there when I needed it. Also, since I already had that policy in force, they did not raise my rates.

you can go from an employee health plan to the individual market and qualify for a "no medical underwriting" plan. i do believe this is true of cobra as well. these situations are why i will never accept employer based health coverage, i want to own my plan. i do not want my coverage tied to employment, it's very risky imo. if people purchased ins at age 18-19-20 when they are healthy, they would have coverage later when they are not so healthy. young adults need to be encouraged to protect their health and assets with insurance, which will overall keep their costs lower.

This is not meant as a jab, but it does seem like people want something for nothing, sometimes. You cannot expect to have excellent health care, treatments performed quickly, etc, and only pay 50$ a month. Health care is costly. A lot of people do not make health insurance a priority. They will pay 200$ for a pair of shoes, or spend 500$ a month eating out at nice restaraunts, but scoff at the idea of paying that for their health coverage. I know that low income people lack options. I am referring to people who have the income, but choose to live beyond their means in other aspects f their lives.

i am a student, but i buy my own coverage. i have my coverage through bcbsnc, an individual ppo. i have had it for 10 years. i pay 235$ a month. i have asthma. my deductible is 3500$. my oop max is 6500. er copay 150$ and it covers 100% dr copay 25, urgent care 50, specialist 50. copays for rx.. for myself, 6500 oop max is not bad. that is excellent coverage just in case anything happens. i keep a savings account with that much money put aside as an emergency fund. if i need a 50k surgery, or have an accident that runs in the 100's, at least i know that 6500 does not bankrupt me. i did have a major health issue back a few years, ran up a lot of bills, and i am thankful that 6500 is all i needed to pay. my ins does not cover maternity, however. some of the posters here may fair better by purchasing on the individual market using the hipaa laws.